United States Government Spending
FY 2026 in $ billion
Fed
Gov.
Xfer
State
Local
Total
Pensions 1,703.2 0.0 447.0 92.3 2,242.5 
Health Care 1,954.3 -802.0 1,394.2 346.0 2,892.5 
Education 206.6 -147.1 566.5 1,368.7 1,994.6 
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Defense 1,388.5 0.0 2.1 0.0 1,390.6 
Welfare 601.4 -142.3 116.7 94.4 670.2 
Protection 56.0 -12.2 129.2 312.5 485.5 
Transportation 159.3 -110.0 204.2 220.7 474.1 
General Government 88.5 -5.9 125.7 151.0 359.4 
Other Spending 246.1 -55.2 201.5 675.5 1,067.9 
Interest 1,013.4 0.0 35.4 76.3 1,125.2 
Balance 2.3 0.0 438.0 79.0 519.3 
Total Spending 7,419.4 -1,274.8 3,660.7 3,416.4 13,221.7 
Federal Deficit 1,546.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,546.7 
Gross Public Debt 39,039.6 0.0 1,091.8 2,277.4 42,408.7 
Other Borrowing 396.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 396.5 
Agency GSE Debt 12,888.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 12,888.2 
Grants 1,160.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,160.2 
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g - guesstimated
e - estimated